WHOOP (2)

Whoop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whooped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Whooping.] [[OE. houpen. See Hoop, v. i.]] 1. 1. To utter a whoop, or loud cry, as eagerness, enthusiasm, or enjoyment; to cry out; to shout; to halloo; to utter a war whoop; to hoot, as an owl.
Each whooping with a merry shout. Wordsworth. When naught was heard but now and then the howl Of some vile cur, or whooping of the owl. W. Browne. 2. 2. To cough or breathe with a sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough.